{"id":113031,"date":"2026-05-19T11:39:40","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T06:39:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/?p=113031"},"modified":"2026-05-19T11:39:40","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T06:39:40","slug":"sana-yousaf-murder-case-takes-new-turn-in-islamabad-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/news\/sana-yousaf-murder-case-takes-new-turn-in-islamabad-court\/","title":{"rendered":"Sana Yousaf Murder Case Takes New Turn In Islamabad Court"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"297\" data-end=\"588\">The <strong data-start=\"301\" data-end=\"328\">Sana Yousaf murder case<\/strong> has once again captured public attention after a major development emerged during court proceedings in Islamabad. Nearly a year after the tragic killing of the young Pakistani digital creator, the accused has reportedly changed his statement before the court.<\/p>\n<div class=\"no-scrollbar flex min-h-36 flex-nowrap gap-0.5 overflow-auto sm:gap-1 sm:overflow-hidden xl:min-h-44 mt-1 mb-5 not-first:mt-4\">\n<div class=\"border-token-border-default relative w-32 shrink-0 overflow-hidden rounded-xl border-[0.5px] md:shrink max-h-64 sm:w-[calc((100%-0.5rem)\/3)] rounded-s-xl\">\n<div class=\"group\/search-image @container\/search-image relative rounded-[inherit] h-full w-full\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bg-token-main-surface-tertiary m-0 h-full w-full object-cover\" src=\"https:\/\/images.openai.com\/static-rsc-4\/PCAe0nVecixVheG-HGIMMfAesCJcrEELH-I4tHmeUpx1z8NQLBbbC7Eu4fce1o7_p9uNKZYhikMMj8dKBCtuOQlijKWEb9krb7HUoNiNIx56H3yODj6xV-8olNRpfNP-5VTJP-mD2t4zWQHzCQC3XAoiDJNE2YeHdm9y5DZZDH0?purpose=inline\" alt=\"https:\/\/images.openai.com\/static-rsc-4\/8RGgHLnqs1di2CfAzkIx1sLSlbKidpt2fRm0wfpnEQPEJ1vMEPngc8K-ziPrEs4axiv8HPPyP58F4o4maM9jm6ldYPkwaoeIzfw0or1Kz21p-bfhOfN089hgMyhWI6bl7iGt9hOajs_cv7Uj8PkQ-GwxOMbBsh3ONwIFZsQzj4scnvrg1mwUVYi6g2oJ3obd?purpose=fullsize\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"border-token-border-default relative w-32 shrink-0 overflow-hidden rounded-xl border-[0.5px] md:shrink max-h-64 sm:w-[calc((100%-0.5rem)\/3)]\">\n<div class=\"group\/search-image @container\/search-image relative rounded-[inherit] h-full w-full\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bg-token-main-surface-tertiary m-0 h-full w-full object-cover\" src=\"https:\/\/images.openai.com\/static-rsc-4\/PFqxQRZRZi51pyBZ1prZXsME8kUDD7iPrxDmPbapACzTpjD3dEwUyo8z7L8Li84Zgez57zv89GPa4C48-l-LiHjY36Ayb0qxo6pwF2nW5uY6oSOCoqBHA7TcZ9baH0k6JUvUHrSdncPooKl8B8ldWSWHCqKC2biIK9LRx90joA-hH30RAEusOWqfEWPWblZl?purpose=inline\" alt=\"https:\/\/images.openai.com\/static-rsc-4\/LX_np397CR_tJMESrHo6m-L_xdVkQ2Th2nBk7djRTYKmYmp164UIVXmpStb7QWexbv4s1p3YwH0iD0W-9fnmfTKRnsBI2IsrQRy8IVnT_NCxm-SvfqutxklYXHoLIUg867fgekXPyV_b9el8rhQLIQmeBdsCu16Z5vxFDDeJjQJt4iuw6x5tyvTXNok1SbuV?purpose=fullsize\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"border-token-border-default relative w-32 shrink-0 overflow-hidden rounded-xl border-[0.5px] md:shrink max-h-64 sm:w-[calc((100%-0.5rem)\/3)] rounded-e-xl\">\n<div class=\"group\/search-image @container\/search-image relative rounded-[inherit] h-full w-full\">\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-start=\"632\" data-end=\"1139\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Sana Yousaf<\/span><\/span> was shot dead on June 2 last year in <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Islamabad<\/span><\/span>. According to earlier reports, she was allegedly killed by <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Umer Hayat<\/span><\/span>, who was said to have traveled to the capital in a rented car and entered her residence before opening fire in front of family members. She was later taken to the hospital, where doctors confirmed her death. Her burial took place in her ancestral hometown in <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Hunza<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1141\" data-end=\"1472\">The latest hearing has brought a surprising twist. During his statement recorded under Section 342, Umer Hayat denied all previous allegations and claimed he had no involvement in Sana Yousaf\u2019s murder. He told the court that he never rented a vehicle, never traveled to Islamabad, and had never visited Sana Yousaf\u2019s house in G-13.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1474\" data-end=\"1710\">The accused further stated that the documents related to the alleged rental car were fabricated. He also denied any personal contact with Sana Yousaf, saying there was no dispute between them and that he was implicated without evidence.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1712\" data-end=\"1984\">This sudden reversal has triggered strong reactions on social media, where many users are questioning the pace of justice in the high-profile case. Several people expressed frustration, saying the matter appeared straightforward and should have been resolved much earlier.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1986\" data-end=\"2142\">As the <strong data-start=\"1993\" data-end=\"2020\">Sana Yousaf murder case<\/strong> continues, many online users are demanding transparent legal proceedings and swift justice for the slain content creator.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Sana Yousaf murder case has once again captured public attention after a major development emerged during court proceedings in Islamabad. Nearly a year after the tragic killing of the young Pakistani digital creator, the accused has reportedly changed his statement before the court. Sana Yousaf was shot dead on June 2 last year in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":113032,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[4129,42349,40418,36441,29256,29276,39980,42348],"class_list":["post-113031","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-islamabad-court","tag-justice-for-sana-yousaf","tag-pakistan-entertainment-news","tag-pakistani-influencer","tag-sana-yousaf","tag-sana-yousaf-murder-case","tag-social-media-viral","tag-umer-hayat"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113031","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=113031"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113031\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":113033,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113031\/revisions\/113033"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/113032"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=113031"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=113031"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=113031"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}